Distribute is a free, open source and friendly fork of the Setuptools project.The Distribute installer modifies your installation by de-activating an existing installation of Setuptools in a bootstrap process.

This process has been tested in various installation schemes and contexts but in case of a bug during this process your Python installation might be left in a broken state.

Since all modified files and directories are copied before the installation, you will be able to get back to a normal state by reading the instructions in the Uninstallation instructions section.